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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Government of St. Maarten is seeking to receive proposals from organizations who wish to work with the Government to create a full path towards a legal, responsible and feasible entrance into the Cannabis industry. The request for proposal is strongly focused on conducting several studies into the effects of legalizing cannabis before any concrete decisions can be made on how cannabis will be legalized.

The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley would like to invite and welcome proposals for the exploration of a regulated and legalized cannabis industry Read more

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Exclusive: ProsecutorS Office Launches Investigation In 2021-2026 Garbage Collection Bidding.

PHILIPSBURG: --- SMN News learned from reliable sources that the prosecutor's Office has decided to launch an investigation into the bidding process for garbage collection from 2021 to 2026.

Sources say persons were approached to be questioned and the investigation kicked off after the Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran survived a motion of no confidence on September 2nd, 2022.

The Ombudsman of St Read more

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Ministro Irion: St. Maarten Es El Pas Que Ms Cumple Con La Ejecucin Del Ssrp

~Otorga un reconocimiento especial a SZV, ATS y SMDF~

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten El Ministro de Finanzas, Sr. Ardwell Irion, present recientemente los equipos de Social & Health Insurances (SZV) y Audit Team St. Maarten (ATS) con un reconocimiento especial por su colaboracin en la ejecucin del programa Business Payroll Support (SSRP) de 2020 – 2021 Read more

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~Gives special recognition to SZV, ATS, and SMDF~

 PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Finance, Mr. Ardwell Irion, recently presented the teams of Social & Health Insurances (SZV) and Audit Team St. Maarten (ATS) with special recognition for their collaboration in the execution of the Business Payroll Support (SSRP) program of 2020 - 2021 Read more

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St. Maarten Busca Arrendar Tierras En El Extranjero Para La Agricultura Sostenible

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten St. Maarten actualmente est en conversaciones para arrendar parcelas de tierra en otros pases para desarrollar una agricultura sostenible e importar los productos cultivados a St. Maarten.

El ministro interino de Turismo, Asuntos Econmicos, Transporte y Telecomunicaciones (TEATT), Omar Ottley, aludi al plan al responder a una pregunta durante la conferencia de prensa en vivo del Consejo de Ministros el mircoles Read more

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El Plan Estratgico De Alto Nivel De Psg Para El 2031 Fue Aprobado Por Com Y Dar Forma Al Futuro

PORT SINT MAARTEN La gerencia de Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) anunci el mircoles que el Plan de Alto Nivel 2031 del puerto fue aprobado recientemente por el Consejo de Ministros (COM).

Hay iniciativas clave en el Plan de Alto Nivel 2031 que ayudarn con el desarrollo estratgico de PSG en los prximos aos hasta 2031.

Al final de una reciente reunin anual de accionistas, se encontr que el informe financiero de PSG 2021 auditado por una de las diez principales firmas de asesora, impuestos y seguros del mundo, Baker Tilly, estaba en orden.

El Ministro interino de Turismo, Asuntos Econmicos, Transportes y Telecomunicaciones (Ministerio TEATT) Excmo Read more

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Psgs Strategic High-Level Plan 2031 Approved By Com Will Shape The Future

PORT ST. MAARTEN Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) management announced on Wednesday that the ports High-Level Plan 2031 was recently approved by the Council of Ministers (COM).

There are key initiatives in the High-Level Plan 2031 that will assist with PSGs strategic development in the coming years up to 2031.

At the end of a recent annual shareholders meeting, PSGs 2021 financial report audited by one of the worlds top ten advisory, tax and assurance firms Baker Tilly, was found to be in order.

Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Hon Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) management announced on Wednesday that the ports High-Level Plan 2031 was recently approved by the Council of Ministers (COM).
There are key initiatives in the High-Level Plan 2031 that will assist with PSGs strategic development in the coming years up to 2031.
At the end of a recent annual shareholders meeting, PSGs 2021 financial report audited by one of the worlds top ten advisory, tax, and assurance firms Baker Tilly, was found to be in order.
Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Hon Read more

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~ Food prices are soaring worldwide, and the minimum wage must be increased. ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Acting Minister of TEATT Omar Ottley said that the Prime Minister of St. Maarten and his person are busy discussing with Suriname and other Caribbean countries to secure leased land for agriculture. Ottley said this is one way the government of St Read more

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Legislation Regulating Short-Term Contracts To Take Effect October 1

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley told Members of Parliament (MPs) in the continuation of the Committee of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor of Parliament meeting on Friday that the legislation regulating short-term contracts is expected to go into effect October 1.

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Psg Cruise Arrivals Near 500,000 In First Eight Months. Outpaces The Forecast Period

PORT ST. MAARTEN For the first eight months of 2022, Port St. Maarten has received 316 cruise ship calls bringing in 493,000 cruise passengers between January and August.

The total passenger numbers to date outpace the ports projection over this period by almost 55.000 passengers but could have been a lot better due to low cruise vessel occupancy numbers in the first quarter of 2022.

In an invited comment, the Acting Minister of Tourism & Economic Affairs Hon. Omar Ottley said: “Many business owners and stakeholders have been concerned with the low cruise activity during the summer period.

We found it important to notify the public that the decrease in cruise activity was no fault of the destination, but due to the salvaging of numerous ships during the pandemic.

What is important is to focus on the promising season ahead where vessels are expecting a 100% and above occupancy Read more

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Los Precios De La Gasolina Y El Diesel Continan Bajando

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Ministro en funciones del TEATT, Omar Ottley, informa al pblico en general que bajarn los precios de la gasolina y el diesel
a partir de las 6:00a.m. del mircoles 31 de agosto de 2022.

El ministro Ottley informa adems que la acumulacin de precios se ajust para incluir NAf 3 centavos adicionales para los costos de flete debido a los desarrollos globales Read more

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Las Llegadas De Cruceros Al Psg Cerca De 500.000 En Los Primeros Ocho Meses. Supera El Perodo De Pronstico

PORT ST. MAARTEN – Durante los primeros ocho meses de 2022, Port St. Maarten recibi 316 llamadas de cruceros que trajeron 493,000 pasajeros de cruceros entre enero y agosto.

El nmero total de pasajeros hasta la fecha supera la proyeccin del puerto durante este perodo en casi 55,000 pasajeros, pero podra haber sido mucho mejor debido a los bajos nmeros de ocupacin de cruceros en el primer trimestre de 2022.

En un comentario, el Ministro Interino de Turismo y Asuntos Econmicos Hon Read more

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Government Receives Support From Eu In Post-Disaster Coordination

From left: Team Leader Marilise Turnbull, Minister VSA Omar Ottley, Community Emergency Response Specialist Ignacio Cristbal, Community Evacuations and Mass Care and Distribution specialist Herman Bergsma.

PHILIPSBURG--The government of St. Maarten has received support from the European Union (EU) with the Technical Assistance for Disa Read more

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Prices For Gasoline And Diesel To Decrease Today

PHILIPSBURG--Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley announced Tuesday afternoon that the prices of gasoline and diesel fuel would decrease effective 6:00am, today, Wednesday, August 31.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The acting Minister of TEATT, Omar Ottley hereby informs the general public that the prices of gas and diesel will drop effective 6 am on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

Minister Ottley further informs that the price build-up was adjusted to include an additional NAf 3 cents for freight costs due to global developments. This decision was taken based on a request by the main wholesaler in 2021 Read more

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POINTE BLANCHE:---  For the first eight months of 2022, Port St. Maarten has received 316 cruise ship calls bringing in 493,000 cruise passengers between January and August.
The total passenger numbers to date outpace the ports projection over this period by almost 55.000 passengers but could have been a lot better due to low cruise vessel occupancy numbers in the first quarter of 2022.
In an invited comment, the Acting Minister of Tourism & Economic Affairs Hon. Omar Ottley said: "Many business owners and stakeholders have been concerned with the low cruise activity during the summer period Read more

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Las Autoridades De Sint Maarten Inician Un Nuevo Proyecto Con El Apoyo De La Ue

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El 20 de junio se inici el proyecto Asistencia Tcnica para la Respuesta y Preparacin ante Desastres, en coordinacin con
las autoridades de Sint Maarten. El objetivo general del proyecto financiado por la UE es apoyar al Gobierno de Sint Maarten en su visin de fortalecer su capacidad institucional para planificar, monitorear y coordinar la respuesta y la reconstruccin despus de un desastre.

Una de las primeras actividades del proyecto es un Mapeo de Riesgo de Desastres en todos los distritos, se har con el compromiso y validacin de los consejos comunitarios y otras personas con mentalidad comunitaria Read more

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Sint Maarten Authorities Start New Project With Eu Support

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Technical Assistance for Disaster Response and Preparedness project began on June 20, in coordination with the Sint Maarten authorities.

The overall objective of the EU-funded project is to support the Government of Sint Maarten in its vision to strengthen its institutional capacity to plan, monitor and coordinate post-disaster response and reconstruction.

One of the first activities of the project is a Disaster Risk Mapping in all districts Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Technical Assistance for Disaster Response and Preparedness project began on June 20, in coordination with the Sint Maarten authorities.

The overall objective of the EU-funded project is to support the Government of Sint Maarten in its vision to strengthen its institutional capacity to plan, monitor, and coordinate post-disaster response and reconstruction.

One of the first activities of the project is Disaster Risk Mapping in all districts. It will be done with the engagement and validation of community councils and other community-minded individuals Read more

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Minister Working On Strengthening Smmc Nursing Program.

~ Agreement with FINSO 90% complete~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VSA Omar Ottley announced on Wednesday that he is busy working with the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) on strengthening the facility and its nursing program through NIPA. The Minister said he plans to utilize the SOS policy and ensure there is a return on investment.
In updates on the construction of the new general hospital the minister said that while he agrees that some price adjustments have to be made due to inflation, he did not agree on the price hike the contractor FINSO wanted to add, Based on the disagreement the Minister said negotiations were held between SMMC and the contractor and a new pricing tariff and the updated letter of intent (LOI) is now 90% complete.
Ottley said that the management of SMMC promised that after the signing of the LOI the government and people of St Read more

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Population Census 2022 Will Start Soon, Ottley Urges All To Cooperate

From left: Keevan Gipson, Acting TEATT Minister Omar Ottley, Veronica Jansen-Webster, Ginonne Severina and Jaghaira Lioe-A-Tjam.

 
PHILIPSBURG--The Population Census 2022 is set to start soon and Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley urges the populace to cooperate Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Population Census 2022 is set to start soon. The population census takes place every 10 years. The last census in Sint Maarten was in 2011. Due to the pandemic, this exercise was postponed to 2021. Sint Maarten joins at least 13 other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in executing the population census in 2022.

The Department of Statistics is responsible for the successful execution of the population census. Two groups of enumerators have undergone an extensive training program and by the end of September, approximately 100 enumerators will be dispatched island-wide to interview every single person in every household on Sint Maarten.

The questionnaire is quite extensive as the government of Sint Maarten tries to capture as much data as possible to answer the following questions:

Who are we?
How many are we?
Where do we live?
How do we live?

The data gathered is anonymous and confidential and no individual data will be published Read more

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El Censo De La Poblacin 2022 Inicia Pronto

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Censo de la Poblacin 2022 est programado para comenzar pronto. El censo se realiza cada 10 aos. El ltimo censo en Sint Maarten fue en 2011. Debido a la pandemia, este ejercicio se pospuso para 2021. Sint Maarten se suma al menos a otros 13 pases de Amrica Latina y el Caribe en ejecutar el censo de poblacin en 2022.

El Departamento de Estadstica es responsable de la ejecucin exitosa del censo de poblacin. Dos grupos de enumeradores se han sometido a un extenso programa de capacitacin y, para fines de septiembre, se enviarn aproximadamente 100 encuestadores en toda la isla para entrevistar a cada persona en cada hogar en Sint Maarten.

El cuestionario es bastante extenso ya que el gobierno de Sint Maarten intenta recopilar la mayor cantidad de datos posible para responder a las
siguientes preguntas:
Quienes somos?
Cuntos somos?
Dnde vivimos?
Cmo vivimos?

Los datos recogidos son annimos y confidenciales y no se publicarn los datos individuales Read more

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